Re: Anyone want to take over maintaining Instant Django?

2010-07-14 Thread cjl
m. Anyway, I'll email the people who have expressed an interest directly with further details. -CJL -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe f

Anyone want to take over maintaining Instant Django?

2010-07-13 Thread cjl
a hundred or so hits a day, and several thousand downloads a month. It also ranks highly for a few different google searches related to Django. Let me know if you have any interest. It wouldn't take much effort to maintain, I just can't do it anymore. -cjl -- You received this message because

[OFFTOPIC]: msiexec and Python 2.6.1 on Windows

2009-03-12 Thread cjl
Sorry for the off-topic cross-post, but I have tried this question on the other python lists to no avail, and there are some wicked smart Python people that read this group. I am in the process of updating my little django project, instantdjango.com, and I'm running into a little problem with my

[slightly offtopic] Which Python are people using on OSX?

2009-02-05 Thread cjl
I've been on Windows and Linux for many years, and recently picked up a Macbook Pro for the fun of it. To be honest, I'm kind of disappointed with the Python included with Leopard. I spent some time googling around to see what my options are for running Python 2.6.1, and came up with this list:

Re: looking for event registration/calendar modules

2008-09-11 Thread cjl
Probably not exactly what you are looking for, but check out: https://pycon.coderanger.net/ -cjlesh --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Total newbie question

2008-06-10 Thread cjl
Pedro: If you have about 40 minutes to kill, you can check out my tutorial: http://www.instantdjango.com It is written for absolute beginners, and even includes a portable Django development environment for Windows, so you don't have to fool around with installing Django. The tutorial covers

Re: Instant Django for Mac?

2008-06-01 Thread cjl
MM: I've never used it, but you might want to check out: http://bitnami.org/stack/djangostack It might be what you are looking for. -cjl --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users&q

Re: Hardy Upgrade And PythonPath

2008-04-30 Thread cjl
#Genericrelationshavemoved -cjl --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL

ORM questions...I'm not smart

2008-04-17 Thread cjl
ontact...how could I intelligently order those values? Let's say some of the field definitions are "Street Address", "City", "State", and "Zip code", I would want them displayed in a certain order...hnot sure how to handle that. -cjl --~--~-~--~

Re: "form action" opinions?

2008-03-07 Thread cjl
Thank you for your replies. I have a lot to learn about REST-ful design, and it makes sense when you talk about nouns and verbs, but I can't seem to make the idea fit my current scenario, a simple wiki. I have a page: /LakeSide/ Now I want to edit it. /LakeSide/edit <- not good REST design

"form action" opinions?

2008-03-06 Thread cjl
DU: I'm playing around with forms (newforms), and a common way of handling forms seems to be a template that does this: With a view that does this: if request.method == 'POST': process the form, then redirect... else: display the blank form... OK - I think I understand this. My

Re: sync flickr to my django blog

2008-03-06 Thread cjl
Check out: http://code.google.com/p/django-syncr/ -cjlesh --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from

Re: django runserver freeze after 10-15 min

2008-02-15 Thread cjl
Hi: As the guy behind Instant Django, I want to point out the disclaimer on the home page: "Be aware that Instant Django uses the built-in Django development web server, so it should not be used for deployment of Django projects." I wasn't joking, Instant Django is for learning Django basics,

Re: Problem in installing Django on Windows XP

2008-01-18 Thread cjl
. For a more 'complete' installation, check out the instructions at: http://thinkhole.org/wp/django-on-windows/ -CJL --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group,

Re: Off Topic: Inline comments - sort of a javascript / JSON question

2008-01-14 Thread cjl
= data_stored_in_the_fieldname_field_of_the_first_record_returned Can someone point me to any javascript examples of consuming serialized data from Django? Thanks again, CJL --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Off Topic: Inline comments - sort of a javascript / JSON question

2008-01-14 Thread cjl
, and accumulating the count? I wish I could explain the problem better, but I guess if I could explain it better I could probably solve it. I've got most of the look- and-feel HTML / CSS / Javasript issues solved, but I'm getting stuck on the logic of using the data Django sends to the template. -CJL

Re: How do I connect to development server with my browser?

2008-01-02 Thread cjl
Keith: If you want to take your first steps learning Django without installing it, I work on a tutorial in my spare time called Instant Django: http://www.instantdjango.com It includes a download that contains a portable Django environment that runs under Windows, no installation required, and

Re: Installing mod_python in xampp

2007-12-19 Thread cjl
really need to finish the second chapter of the tutorial, but it should work for you, unless you really need apache, mod_python, and a full database. -CJL On Dec 19, 8:43 pm, Rex Eastbourne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am new to web development (but not to prog

Re: learning django and python

2007-11-14 Thread cjl
a 'hackintosh' installation of Tiger under vmware so I could create an OSX version, but it ran so slow it was unusable. -CJL --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this g

Re: learning django and python

2007-11-13 Thread cjl
, or at least help you figure out if Python and Django is right for you. -CJL --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@google

Re: Off Topic: Slug regular expression

2007-11-01 Thread cjl
Do I need it if Django is already appending slashes? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this

Re: Off Topic: Slug regular expression

2007-10-31 Thread cjl
Thanks all. What is the second '?' for...I don't have it in my regular expression, and it seems to be working fine. -cjl --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to

Re: Off Topic: Slug regular expression

2007-10-31 Thread cjl
lems the solve > well without abusing them > > Welcome to the transition between steps #1 and #2 ;) Actually, I think I'm still at step 0.5, the one where I wish someone would post a library of frequently used Django URLconf regular expressions, s

Off Topic: Slug regular expression

2007-10-31 Thread cjl
seem to work for me, but I couldn't find any information about the importance of order between square brackets. -cjl --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this g

Re: access property of related model instance?

2007-10-30 Thread cjl
ccount.save() > super(Transaction, self).save() That did the trick, thank you. -cjl --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-user

access property of related model instance?

2007-10-30 Thread cjl
= self.account.current_balance + self.amount super(Transaction, self).save() This does not work. How do I access the 'current_balance' property of the related 'Account' instance? Is there a better way to do this? thanks in advance, -cjl --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received

initial data 'manage.py' question

2007-10-30 Thread cjl
', is there a way to re- load this updated initial data? Right now I am stuck deleting the database file, and re-running 'syncdb'. Should I be using a different mechanism to load initial data? Is that what 'loaddata' is for? Thanks in advance, -cjl --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

Re: Workflow engine

2007-10-17 Thread cjl
Check out: http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/goflow:FAQ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from

Re: can't install...

2007-10-15 Thread cjl
I have a no-installation-required Django development environment that runs under Windows. Check out: http://www.instantdjango.com -cjl --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" grou

Re: model self reference

2007-10-07 Thread cjl
I'm a newcomer, so forgive my ignorance, but what real world situations are recursive relationships good for? I was reading: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/model-api/#relationships They mention "recursive relationships", but I couldn't really figure out what real world problem this

Re: static images with built-in django server

2007-10-06 Thread cjl
questions. Note that I am using relative paths. -cjl --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubs

Re: Plz, I am just new to Python...

2007-10-04 Thread cjl
development with Django. If you work through the tutorial and like what you see, head on over to the Django project web site, and work through the installation instructions and tutorial. -CJL --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: Forms vs. Admin?

2007-10-01 Thread cjl
if there is any interest from the django project in taking it on. -CJL --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegrou

Re: Forms vs. Admin?

2007-10-01 Thread cjl
. -CJL --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Forms vs. Admin?

2007-10-01 Thread cjl
problems contributing it to the Django project. To be honest, I don't think Instant Django is very good, and I don't think the Django project would want it. I also can't commit to maintaining it, because I work somewhere between 80 and 100 hours a week (not with computers), so I don't have a lot of free ti

Re: Forms vs. Admin?

2007-10-01 Thread cjl
just be another form, with low level access to the models? -cjl --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To u

Forms vs. Admin?

2007-10-01 Thread cjl
I'm a Django and web-development newcomer, working on a tutorial for other newcomers like me: http://www.instantdjango.com Anyway, I am working on the second chapter of my tutorial, and want to show people how the 'admin' interface works. I am using the 'newforms- admin' branch for this

Re: Instant Django

2007-07-25 Thread cjl
YML: OK -- disregard my last post, that was wrong, too, and actually breaks things worse. I need to work some more on this, and try to replicate your error. Could you try downloading again, and trying things out from a "fresh" environment? Thanks again, -cjlesh On Jul 24, 9:

Re: Instant Django

2007-07-24 Thread cjl
YML: Thanks for the follow up bug report. It looks like I was using ExeMaker incorrectly. In the utilities folder is a file named 'update.bat'. Change the following line: exemaker %CD%\Utilities\django-admin.py %CD%\Utilities To read: exemaker -i %CD%\Python25\python.exe

Re: Instant Django

2007-07-24 Thread cjl
Thanks again for the bug report, I have found the problem. Change the 'path' section of start.bat to read: path = %CD%\Python25;%CD%\Utilities;%CD%\Utilities\svn- win32-1.4.4\bin;%CD%\Utilities\exemaker-1.2-20041012;%CD%\Utilities \npp.4.1.2.bin;%CD%\Utilities\sqlite-3_4_0;%PATH% I had %PATH%

Re: Instant Django

2007-07-24 Thread cjl
YML: Thank you for the bug report. I thought I had tested this use case, but obviously I missed something. I'll check into it, and get back to you with an answer. Thanks again, cjlesh --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: Instant Django

2007-07-23 Thread cjl
Nathan: Thank you for the suggestion, I'm sure you're right. I'll add in a start-up message to 'start.bat' the next time I upload an update. Cam: Thank you for the kind words. If you do get a change to play around with it, I would appreciate feedback and bug reports. Rob: I see you read my

Instant Django

2007-07-23 Thread cjl
Group: Over the last few weeks I put up a little website called Instant Django: http://www.instantdjango.com It includes a simple tutorial, and a no-installation-required, portable django development environment for windows that can be run from a USB thumb drive. I have just finished a very

Re: Newbie Question: Static Media With Development Server - Not The Same Old Question

2007-07-20 Thread cjl
Nathan: Thank you for your reply. Your solution seems practical, but I found another solution. In 'settings.py' I have: MEDIA_ROOT = './static/' MEDIA_URL = 'static/' and in 'urls.py' I have: (r'^static/(?P.*)$', 'django.views.static.serve', {'document_root': 'static'}), Then in the

Newbie Question: Static Media With Development Server - Not The Same Old Question

2007-07-20 Thread cjl
Djangoholics: I am working on a portable Django development environment for windows, and I'm trying to write a tutorial for newbies to go along with it. My initial -- poorly executed and incomplete -- website is at http://www.instantdjango.com One problem I am trying to overcome is how to make

Re: newbie question: generating javascript, avoiding trailing comma

2007-07-19 Thread cjl
Duc & Kevin: Thank you for your quick and accurate replies. It looks like I need to spend more time with the documentation. Kevin's solution fixed my problem. -CJL --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gr

newbie question: generating javascript, avoiding trailing comma

2007-07-19 Thread cjl
'], [-78.884766,42.915257,'446 West Ferry','homicide','2006-01-10'], ]; This is fine, but I think the trailing comma in the final array item is causing a javascript error in IE. Is there a way to rewrite my template code to avoid the trailing comma? Thanks in advance, cjl

Newbie Question: URLconf suggestions

2007-06-01 Thread cjl
ingle date, but not for ranges: /2007/feb/07 Anyway, I would like some suggestions on a URLconf for date ranges...anyone doing this? Thanks in advance, CJL --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users&

Getting the Hjang of Django?

2007-03-05 Thread cjl
significant changes with the newforms-admin branch getting merged. After browsing through the Django Users and Django Developers groups, I started to wonder which branch I should be using as I learn. Trunk? Newforms-admin? Go away and come back after 0.96? -CJL

OT: Django logo

2007-02-28 Thread cjl
Group: Way off topic...anyone know which font is used for the django logo? -CJL --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to dj